Day 12: Tackle your to-do list
Unlike yesterday, I totally can buy into this one. I'm not a procrastinator naturally, but there are certain things that I will let wait until the last minute. Especially during times when I have no set schedule or structure to my day - like now. I manage my time much more efficiently when I am busy. Maybe it's because I'm a planner, but if I know I only have an hour next Tuesday to complete a certain task, I'm far more likely to do it than when I have 3 weeks of completely open space and feel no real sense of urgency.
The article states that procrastination increases stress, and we all know what effects stress has on a body. So why do we wait? Is it because the rewards of watching that tv show have a more immediate sense of gratification (oh, I'm finally getting to relax after a busy day!) then the far off rewards of completing some task that is way less fun (oh.. taxes.) I'm sure the reasons vary but I have a feeling that our I want it and I want it NOW society might be a big reason as to why we procrastinate.
So, check this one off my to-do list: catch up on my blog.. as I've been procrastinating. A lot.
You know what else I've been procrastinating on? My upcoming move to Denver. Some of it was circumstantial.. you can't control the weather, and I wasn't about to drive directly into a major snow storm. And certainly I didn't plan to chop off part of my finger on Friday (part of the reason this blog is delayed.. that's what you get for attempting to shave your legs. A $900 ED bill.) But I think a large part of it is that I'm scared. I love SF, but I know I just can't emotionally handle being here right now. It's far too hard and I just need things to be easy for a little while. But the thought of leaving tomorrow is mind blowing.
So Tuesday it is.
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